Jim,
Your memory of using a K-H controller is what I thought I remembered also.
When I installed the controller, my instinct or memory told me that rotating
the knob counter clockwise or "unscrewing" it as you described, would reduce
braking. I tried it and it didn't. According to the instruction sheet:
"The controller handle adjustment affects the rate of application of the
trailer brakes." "This adjustment has no bearing on the maximum braking
capacity of the trailer brakes." "This adjustment should be made to provide
for a slight lead of the trailer brakes over the tow vehicle brakes." And,
"turning the handle clockwise will decrease the rate of application of the
trailer brakes while counter-clockwise will increase the rate of
application."
Harvey
----- Original Message -----
From: jim clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 10:47 AM
Subject: [VAC] Re: Variable resistor for brake controller?
> Memory was telling me that unscrewing the handle reduced the travel... I
> thought I could get it to the point where it hardly moved at all....This
> would jibe with the lead-lag idea where the brakes would not seem to come
> on at all until you were standing on the car brakes...or would come on
with
> the slightest amount of pedal ... but, wouldn't that be the same as a
> change in the "rough cut"...anyway.. too long since I've used one... I do
> remember we could stop quicker with the trailer than we could without
> it....I normally had a station wagon full of tool boxes and it was not
very
> easy to stop... like a large pig on a slippery floor...
>
> Jim
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